Free eccentric type valve with external seal cap



Jan. 9, 1951 T, R, SM TH I 2,537,798

FREE ECCENTRIC TYPE VALVE WITH EXTERNAL SEAL CAP Filed Feb. 2, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l 4/ NV NTOR. Q/gnaafi? 77% ($2? 46 T. R. SMITH FREE ECCENTRIC TYPE VALVE WITH EXTERNAL SEAL CAP Jan. 9, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 2, 1946 II In Patented Jan. 9, 1951 FREE EC Thomas R.

of Delaware 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to a valve construction and especially to a novel valve an valve seat seal provided with an external sealing element disposed upon the upperend of a movable plunger, and which sealing element is selfsealing in operation.

Among the objects of the present invention is the'provision of a novel valve sealing construction including a'cup-shaped sealing element dis- .end of a plunger actuated by an eccentric and with the pressure applied mounted fluid is applied f the sealing element. Another ob ect of the present invention is the provision of a novel seal assembly including a or flexible sealing element that is selfpositive in operation and and arranged sion thereof by the pressure of the fluid being sealed.

Further objects are to provide a construction of maximum simplicity, efficiency, economy an ease of assembly and operation, and such further objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and are inherently possessed thereby.

The invention further resides in the construecombination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

therein a preferred emb that the same is d change, and

comprehen 5 other details, arrangements of parts; features and constructions without departing from the spirit of the invention. In the drawings:

Figure l is a view in front elevation of one embodiment of the novel valve and valve seat seal.

' in vertical cross-section of Fig.1, but showing t e view in vertical cross-section taken by the line 3-4 of Fig. 2

alternate constructionoi valve assembly.

Fig. 5 is avietv invertical-cross-secticn of the assembly shown-in-Fig Fig. 6 is a] fragmentary new, part vertical edi- 2,537 ,"198 CENTBIC TYPE vA-Lvn vvl'rn Maytag Company, Newton;

Application February 2, 1946, Serial N0.

EXTERNAL SEAL CAP Iowa; assignor to The Iowa, a corporation part in side elevation; of. a that shown in Figs. 4: and 5, modified form of valve the upper'end of thezhollow valvebody'isawcapA having a threaded-shank 5- and with its lower. en reducedattt. Encompassing this lowe reduced end 6' is-one end of a coiled spring l, the l'ower end of which seats against a-spring guides-having' a depending peripheral flange-:9 adapted to receive a cup-s'haped resilient or flexible sealing element This sealing element is provided with-a3 depending sealing lip or'skirt H adapted to seat or engage against the shoulder or seat 12 provided 1 iii the valve body when thewalve is in closed position.

The sealing element H3 is so cupped as to be d receivethe upper end it or a v the lower end 'l'fi' of this plunger seating upon an eccentric Ill disposed on the'e rid of a stub shaft 'l-l having its other end reduced handle is rotatably mountedon the exterior of a cover plate 2 I secured tothevalve body by 'screws or other attaching means 22.- Asshown inFigs land" 2, the valve is n closed positionand in thi: osition' the control handle extends downwarui: as ther-eiri -sho'wn. When this co trol 'handlefi maven in acounter-clockwise direction throng substantially" 180; the eccentric it raises plunger Hand-thereby carries the sealw'ithitthe position shown in 'Fi'g; 3:

It" will be apparent that the held onto-the end l3 oi the pang-g trill new eccentric l6 forces eccentric is disposed at its lowermost point, there 20 pounded Synthetic rubber. In all of the forms 7 of the plunger, and to cause the assembly of the valve seat, an invert d cup-shaped resilient sea a position shown in Fig. 4 and when moved through th passage t thereby eom ictel the plunger carrying the seal with it. This pulls 34 is similar in construction and arrangement the seal id away irom it plunger is still in the valve seat opening 23 leadupper end 35 thereof is threaded or capped to m pulled completely away from the valve seat I2. and the seal in that the pressure of the fluid is although the pressure of the fluid being sealed in the drawings, it will be readily apparent t assists in causing the sealing element to follow the invention compi'ehends a novel eccentric he movement of the eccentric. of valve provided With an external cup se he eccentric I6 is so positioned that when the sealing element of flexible or resilient rubber or handle i9 is moved to closed position in which the rubber-like material such as natural or comr in which the valve body is provided With an the plunger and valve seat. i e

discharge in a side wall thereof. The eccentric, 1. In a fluid valve construction, a valve body control handle and plunger are similar in conhaving an inlet, a passage and a valve seat en struction, operation and arrangement with that compassing the passage, a valve plunger slidshown in s l, 2 an an similar reference .7 ably mounted in the passage and pro ided at characters have been applied tere o. In this e inlet end of the passa lh a h ad a poisystem is solely relied upon for holding the seal i0 position and when in said closed position the n e em t 0 n place upon the upper end 3 remaining portion of the head extends beyond the to closed position. As in the construction shown h and t t e 1 ve handle in a counter-clockwise direction from the t t and an arc of approximately 180, causes the eccentric E any further flow therethro 6 to raise the plunger 14 and sealing element Hi of t sealing lip on th head b 111d P through thl Opemng, P 28 and sition and for l miting the axial compression on int discharge Passage 011131613 the sealing lip when the plunger is moved to Figs. 6 and 7 disclose a valve body 25 similar closed position in construction to that shown in Figs. 4 and 5 2. In a fluid valve construction, a valve body provided with an inlet 26 in its upper end and an having an inlet, a passage and a valve seat enoutlet or discharge passage 21 in a side wall (=0 compassing the passa e, a valve plunger slidthereof. The remainder of the structure is also ably mounted in the passage and provided at for the valve plunger 29. In this construction the tion of which enters and fits comformably in valve plunger has mounted on its upper end 30 the passage to substantially restrict the flow a sealing element [0, but the lower end 3! of the G5 therethrough when the plunger is moved toward p unger is enlarged in length or depth and pro closed position and when in said closed position vided intermediate its length with a slot 32 for the remaining poi tion of the ead extends be ,onform bly receivin the eccentric 33 B yond the valve seat, a resilient sealing element passage to completely close and seal off any further flow therethrough, and a cam disposed adjacent the opposite end of said plunger movable to one position to open said passage and to a second position to close said passage, and said earn providing a positive stop to limit axial compression of the depending sealing lip.

THOMAS R. SMITH.

REFERENCES CKTED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

Number 3 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Hallenbeck Sept. 10, 1872 Sears Apr. 17, 1906 Kellan Sept. 2, 1913 Kruecke Jan. 7, 1919 Hickerson Dec. 16, 1930 Melott May 28, 1935 Kelly Mar. 26, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Number Great Britain 1914 

